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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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10-13-2006, 08:32 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Celebration, FL
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Re: \"Who Names a Trip Report After \'Brother Bear\'?!\" Pre-trip Report
Great update and thanks for all of the fantastic pics. Glad you didn't have to shake anyone down for a Snickers (but I owuld not have blamed tou one bit if you did [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img])
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10-13-2006, 10:38 PM
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Tinkerbell's Aunt
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: McHenry IL
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: \"Who Names a Trip Report After \'Brother Bear\'?!\" Pre-trip Report
Sharon - Great pictures of MNSSHP! The fireworks photos with the castle are amazing. I loved Hallowishes. I tried to take a couple and mine were all blurry. Thanks for sharing them!
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10-13-2006, 10:52 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: \"Who Names a Trip Report After \'Brother Bear\'?!\" Pre-trip Report
Great update Sharon!!!
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10-13-2006, 11:02 PM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 28,861
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Re: \"Who Names a Trip Report After \'Brother Bear\'?!\" Pre-trip Report
Hey, Sha... was it GOOD candy?
Bet your mom'll be pleased when she wakes up the next morning to see the loot you raked in!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Eileen
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10-14-2006, 08:18 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: a Buckeye living in Connecticut
Posts: 1,818
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Re: \"Who Names a Trip Report After \'Brother Bear\'?!\" Pre-trip Report
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img] with the candy loot! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] the firework pictures!
More please [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img]
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10-14-2006, 08:55 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Columbia, SC
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 7,014
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Re: \"Who Names a Trip Report After \'Brother Bear\'?!\" Pre-trip Report
You are making me so ready for our trip next weekend! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] the pictures of the castle and the fireworks!
Jill
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10-14-2006, 11:52 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Manchester, England
Posts: 3,595
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Re: \"Who Names a Trip Report After \'Brother Bear\'?!\" Pre-trip Report
You can never have too many photos [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502no_prv.gif[/img]
I loved this update, Sharon. I've never been to MNSSHP and it's great to read all about it.
Sounds like your both having a wonderful time.
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10-14-2006, 02:37 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: \"Who Names a Trip Report After \'Brother Bear\'?!\" Pre-trip Report
Great update Sharon!!! Awesome pictures!!!!
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10-14-2006, 03:12 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Songtan, South Korea
Posts: 4,681
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Re: \"Who Names a Trip Report After \'Brother Bear\'?!\" Pre-trip Report
Your fireworks photos are incredible! We have never been to MNSSHP but are going to Mickey's Halloween Treat in DLR. I hope we have the same success at finding the seven dwarfs as you did! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
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10-14-2006, 05:57 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 3,651
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Re: \"Who Names a Trip Report After \'Brother Bear\'?!\" Pre-trip Report
It sounds like you had a wonderful evening! Sorry your mom wasn't able to stay for all of it, I hope her allergies didn't bother her the whole trip! Great pictures, ready for your next update. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
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10-14-2006, 06:05 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 18,767
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Re: \"Who Names a Trip Report After \'Brother Bear\'?!\" Pre-trip Report
Terrific pictures Sharon! We missed Fantasyland as a whole for characters during MNSSHP. Sorry your mom's allergies were acting up! Hope they calmed down for the rest of the trip!
The pictures of the fireworks are awesome. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
More, more, more!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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10-14-2006, 08:27 PM
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Go Red Sox!! :D
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Rhode Island - Red Sox Nation
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 27,451
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Re: \"Who Names a Trip Report After \'Brother Bear\'?!\" Pre-trip Report
Okay, you have totally made me want to go to MNSSHP!! Sounds like you had an amazing night! What did mom think of all that candy you scored???
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10-14-2006, 11:34 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Peoria IL
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 6,423
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Re: \"Who Names a Trip Report After \'Brother Bear\'?!\" Pre-trip Report
Your firework shots are wonderful! I love seeing pictures of them since I was there the same night, but didn't get to see any of them. (I was in the Christmas shop keeping close watch of Kiara as she sat in her stroller holding her hands over her ears)
Sounds like you had a great night. Isn't MNSSHP the best?
Looking forward to more of your TR.
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10-15-2006, 09:03 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 5,668
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Re: \"Who Names a Trip Report After \'Brother Bear\'?!\" Pre-trip Report
Sharon - I love your description of Angel. You had me laughing out loud at my computer!!! Your view from the room looks perfect. It's so serene staying at the AKL and I love the smell when you walk into the lobby. Looking forward to hearing about your night in the MK. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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10-15-2006, 09:53 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Wishing I was at WDW
Posts: 2,384
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Re: \"Who Names a Trip Report After \'Brother Bear\'?!\" Pre-trip Report
What a great night!!!! And way to go on the candy, too!!
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